Running back and corner back <strong>Keith Yohman</strong>, a team captain and three-year starter. Yohman tallied 360 receiving yards and 499 on the ground and totaled 19 touchdowns. He also added 11 solo tackles, 22 assists and three interceptions.

"Keith never comes off the field for us," noted Beal. "He has great speed and good strength for his size. He runs the ball hard and is a good tackling corner. In both the run and pass game, Keith was our most explosive athlete on offense."

Running back <strong>Nick Roberts</strong> ran 180 times for 866 yards and nine touchdowns and became Brunswick’s all-time leading rusher.

Quarterback <strong>Dan Yohman</strong> finished the season 72-of-151 for 1,032 yards, 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also rushed for 539 yards and four scores on 117 carries.

Senior linebacker and fullback <strong>Danny Stepp</strong>, coming off a torn ACL last season, ran for 186 yards and two scores on 46 carries, also had 22 solo tackles, 26 assists, five tackles for loss and two sacks.

"Danny had a great season for us at inside linebacker after suffering a season-ending ACL injury last year," said Beal. "He got better every game and he had great defensive games late in the season against Strongsville, Solon and Medina."

"Brad Darlington is a tough football player who was one of our most consistent performers on the defensive side of the ball," noted Beal. "He is a hard worker with a great attitude and he is one of our best leaders."

Senior defensive lineman <strong>Garrick Koermer</strong> was also a team captain. He recorded 11 solo tackles and 26 assists with seven sacks.

"Garrick is a great leader for us and he was our best defensive lineman this year," said Beal. "Garrick was very versatile as he could play either defensive end or defensive tackle. Despite not having great size, Garrick’s strength and speed makes him very explosive and he created problems for many opposing offenses."

Highland, despite winning its last four games and finishing 7-3, just missed out qualifying for the playoffs, placing ninth in the Division II, Region 6 poll.

The Hornets defeated Holy Name, Olmsted Falls and Wadsworth to open the season at 3-3 before closing out the 2012 campaign with victories over Revere, Green, Nordonia and Cloverleaf.

Highlighting the Highland offense this season were junior quarterback <strong>Bruce Kinsey</strong>, junior wide receiver <strong>Cory Moncol</strong> and senior kicker <strong>Joe Simonis</strong>, all earning first-team All Suburban League and all-county honors.

Kinsey finished the season 110-of-209 for 1,689 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while adding 675 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground.

"Bruce’s greatest strength is his knowledge of the game and command of the offense," noted Highland head coach Tom Lombardo. "He makes good reads and throws an accurate and catchable ball. He is also a great ball handler and is deceptively quick. All that leads to him being our leading rusher as well as all-time record setter for passing yards and touchdown passes."

Moncol, who set school records for receptions and yards, had a team-high 47 catches for 722 yards and recorded eight scores. Running back <strong>Adam Kluk</strong> led the team in rushing touchdowns with 13. He added 545 yards on the ground.

"Cory runs precise routes, has great hands and made some tough catches over the middle to show his toughness," said Lombardo. "He was able to accrue a lot of yards after the catch, which is his strength."

Simonis was 7-of-9 on field goals, his longest coming on a 45-yarder game-winner against Nordonia.

"Joe has been a stalwart for us for three years," said Lombardo. "He is reliable, conscientious and accurate as a kicker. He has put so much time into balancing two sports in the same season and has excelled in both. One needs to look no farther than the last second field goal in the Nordonia game to know how clutch and mentally tough he is."

Medina, under first year head coach <strong>Dan Sutherland</strong>, went 2-8. The Battling Bees won their season opener against Garfield Heights and Week 7 against Strongsville.

Junior running back and cornerback <strong>Jerry Klue</strong> finished the season with 592 yards and two touchdowns on 155 carries in six games. He added 13 catches for 75 yards. Sutherland noted he "has gotten better with each game."

Senior cornerback and wide receiver <strong>Graham Nielsen</strong> tallied 34 solo tackles, two for loss, and added a forced fumble and four interceptions.

Safety and wide receiver <strong>Danny Eller</strong> had 50 solo tackles, three for loss, and a fumble recovery. A team captain and two-year starter, Eller added five catches for 64 yards.

Offensive and defensive lineman <strong>Mitch Doraty</strong>, a three-year starter on the offensive line, graded out with an over 0.90 blocking efficiency over his career.

The senior was also a team captain and recorded 34 solo tackles, eight for loss, and three sacks from his nose tackle position.

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